Sole element for a shoe

US7954259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas International Marketing B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Bruno Jean Antonelli · Annecy, FR
• Wolfgang Scholz · Minden, DE
• Jürgen Weidl · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Josh Robert Gordon · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Jan Hill
• Gerd Rainer Manz · Weisendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B23/08
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe having a sole element. The sole element includes a sole area extending below a wearer's foot and a heel cup three-dimensionally encompassing a heel of the wearer's foot. The heel cup alone forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the shoe.